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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
650
1050
1100
1200
650
700
700
700
750
800
750
750
750
km/h
35
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
S
40
ENE
20
ESE
25
NW
50
NNW
15
WNW
50
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
60
S
75
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
1
9
2
5
2
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
max °C
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-8
-5
-1
-1
0
1
0
2
4
min °C
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-9
-9
-6
-3
-1
-1
0
0
1
3
 chill °C
-7
-3
-6
-11
-10
-7
-21
-20
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
Freezing level m
900
950
950
750
750
900
750
0
0
750
800
950
950
1050
1150
1900
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Sunrise
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8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
119 km SSE
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
126 km SSW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 165 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
161 km SW
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.